Razor.



J. R. & Q. J. HOKE & P. MICHAELS.

RAZOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.26. 1915.

1 1 61 3 1 1 Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

Inventors Attorneys coLuMmA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON n c JAMES ROBERTI-IOKE, QUINTON JEROME I-IOKE, AND PHILIP MICHAELS, OF HENDERSONVILLE,NORTH CAROLINA.

RAZOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

Application filed March 26, 1915. Serial No. 17,287.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JAMEs R. HOKE, QUINTONJ. HoKE, and PHILIP MICHAELS, citizens of the United States, residing atHendersonville, in the county of Henderson, State of North Carolina,have invented a new and useful Razor, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to razors and more particularly to means wherebythe razor blade can be detachably connected to the handle of the razorso that, when it is desired to sterilize the blade, it can be removedfrom the handle so that the operation of sterilizing will not injure thehandle.

A further object is to provide means of this character which can eitherbe connected to the razor blade so as to form a part thereof, or can bemade separate from the blade and removable from the blade as well asfrom the handle.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred forms of the invention havebeen shown.

In said drawings :-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a razor having thepresent improvements combined therewith. Fig. 2 is.

a section on line A-B Fig. 1, said section being on an enlarged scale.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the stem of the blade and the clipscarried thereby. Fig. 4 is a transverse section through a slightlymodified form of attachment. Fig. 5 is a section on line CD Fig. 4, thestem of the blade being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 6 is aperspective view of a supplemental handle which may be used inconnection with the blade.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates thestem of a blade 2, which stem can be of the usual form. EX- tendingthrough this stem is a rivet 3 the ends of which are secured withinopposed plates 4 having inturned side flanges 5. The flanges on eachplate converge toward one end and thus cooperate to form a clip. It willbe seen that the ends of the rivet 3 are flush with the outer faces ofthe plates 4.

The handle 5 may be of the usual or any preferred form and the split endof the handle is adapted to engage the two clips, one half of the handlewedging securely between the flanges 5 on one plate 4, while the otherhalf of the handle wedges between the flanges 5 on the other plate. Asthe stem 1 1s pivotally mounted on the rivet 3, it will be apparent thatwhen the clips are in engagement with the handle, the blade 2 can bemoved into or out of the handle in the usual manner and the razor can beused as ordinarily.

When it is desired to sterilize the razor, the clips which frictionallyengage the handle can be withdrawn therefrom so that the handle can belaid aside while the blade 2 and its stem 1 together with the clips areplaced in the sterilizers. If preferred, a supplemental handle such asshown in Fig. 6 can be used, this handle being relatively short andhaving a slot 6 extending thereinto from one end, the opposed portionsof the slotted end of the handle being adapted to wedge within the twoclips made up of plates 4 and flange 5.

Instead of utilizing clips to which the stem of the razor blade ispositively connected, a modified structure such as shown in Figs. 4 and5 can be used. This structure includes a central tapered sleeve 7designed to receive and bind tightly upon the stem 1 of the blade. Shortrivets 8 are secured in the sides of the sleeve 7 and are pivotallyengaged by clips 9 similar to the clips hereinbefore described. Theseclips 9 are adapted to receive the side portions of the handle as beforepointed out, and as the sleeve 7 is pivotally connected by the rivets 8to the clips, it will be seen that when the clips are in engagement withthe handle and the stem 1 is in engagement with the sleeve 7, the razorcan be swung into or out of the handle as ordinarily. By withdrawing theclips from the handle and by removing the sleeve 7 from stem 1, theblade 2 and its stem can be placed in the sterilizer independently ofthe clips and of the handle. Furthermore with this modified structure itbecomes unnecessary to perforate the stem 1.

As shown in Fig. 5 the sleeve 7 can be formed with a tongue 19 having asmall lip 11 designed to engage the roughened back of the razor stem orshank 1, thus to prevent the sleeve fromslipping ofl of the shank.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a razor handle havinga splitend portion, of a razor blade having a stem extending therefrom, andclips pivotally mounted at opposite sides of the stem and extendingtransversely of and embracing the sides of the splitportion of thehandle.

' 2. The combination with a handle having a split portion, of a razorblade having a stem, opposed clips tapered longitudinally and pivotallymounted at the sides of the razor stem, said clips being constantlyconnected, each clip being adapted to extend transversely of and toembrace one side of the splitportion of the handle.

3. The combination with a handle having a split portion,' of opposedtapered clips detachably and frictionally engaging 0pposed parts of thesplit portion of the handle, a blade having a stem, and a sleevedetachably engaging the stem and pivotally mounted between the clips.

d Copies of this patent may be obtained for 4. The combination with ablade having a stem, a sleeve adapted to frictionally engaging the stem,and clips pivotally connected to opposite sides of the sleeve, of ahandle having a split end forming spaced portions adapted to be wedgedwithin the respective clips.

5. The combination with handle engaging clips, of a sleeve pivotallymounted therebetween for receiving the stem of a razor blade, and aresilient tongue upon said sleeve.

6. The combination with handle engaging clips, of a sleeve pivotallymounted therebetween for receiving the stem of a razor blade, and aresilient tongue upon said sleeve, said tongue having a stem engaginglip.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have heretoaflixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES ROBERT HOKE. QUINTON JEROME HOKE. PHILIP MICHAELS.

Witnesses:

R. H. STAToN, B. F. STAToN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,I). G.

